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Moanbane is rarely mentioned, or climbed, without reference to its almost twin summit Silsean. The two tops are the highest points of the area of mountain overlooking the hamlet of Ballyknockan to the east of the Blessington Lakes and Phoulaphuca Reservoir. If you catch an inversion over the lakes it can be disorientating as it looks like there is sky above and below the cloud, and land floating in the air! Moanbane also offers great views over to Mullaghcleevaun

Moanbane can be reached from the Black Hill car park at O04387 10862A, which would involve a 6km or so hike via Black Hill. A quick approach can be made from the car park and picnic site in Ballyknockan at O01141 07290B. Alternatively it could be reached after Silsean by starting at O00415 06643C.

Moanbane is covered in bog cotton in the spring/summer, giving it a lovely white aura. The summit is a typical flat bog Wicklow job. There is no summit cairn. However a small pond at the summit adds variety and can be a frozen wonderland in winter, or a hive of insect life in the summer. Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/107/comment/4867/